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Access Keys (AK/SK)

Updated on 2024-10-17 GMT+08:00

OBS uses access keys to authenticate the identity of a request sender.

Access keys comprise two parts: an access key ID (AK) and a secret access key (SK). They are long-term identity credentials for you to sign requests for APIs. AKs are used together with SKs to sign requests cryptographically, ensuring that the requests are confidential, complete, and correct.

When you use OBS APIs for secondary development and use an AK and SK pair for authentication, the signature must be calculated based on the algorithm defined by OBS and added to the request.

The authentication can be based on a permanent AK and SK pair, or based on a temporary AK/SK pair and security token.

Permanent AK/SK Pairs

You can create a pair of permanent AK and SK on the My Credentials page. For details, see Obtaining Access Keys (AK and SK).

  • Access key ID (AK): It is a unique identifier associated with a secret access key and is used to identify the sender of a request.
  • Secret access key (SK): It is used in combination with the access key ID to sign requests. It can prevent requests from being tampered with and ensures the confidentiality and integrity of the requests.

Temporary AK/SK Pairs

A temporary AK/SK pair and security token assigned by OBS comply with the principle of least privilege and are for temporarily accessing OBS. They are valid from 15 minutes to 24 hours, and need to be obtained again once they expire. If the security token is missing from your request, a 403 error will be returned.

  • Temporary access key ID (AK): It is a unique identifier associated with a temporary secret access key and is used to identify the sender of a request.
  • Temporary secret access key (SK): It is used in combination with the temporary access key ID to sign requests. It can prevent requests from being tampered with and ensures the confidentiality and integrity of the requests.
  • Security token: It is used together with the temporary AK and SK to access all resources of a specified account.

When using the following tools to access OBS resources, you need to use the AK/SK pair for security authentication.

Table 1 OBS resource management tools

Tool

AK/SK Configuration

OBS Browser+

Configure the AK and SK during login account configuration. For details, see Logging In to OBS Browser+.

obsutil

Configure the AK and SK when initializing the configuration. For details, see Performing the Initial Configuration.

obsfs

Configure the AK and SK when initializing the configuration. For details, see Initializing obsfs.

SDKs

Configure the AK and SK in the initialization phase. For details, see the SDK Reference.

APIs

Add the AK/SK pair to the request when computing the signature. For details, see User Signature Authentication.

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